Before entering his final year as a nursing student at Oakland University, Brock Willett joined our team in Costa Rica for his second international service trip as a FIMRC Global Health Volunteer. Many students from OU’s FIMRC chapter embarked to serve at Project Alajuelita together. Brock shared some of his personal experiences from this trip.

Wonder what FIMRC Summer International Health Fellows were up to this summer? Check out this array of community-focused, sustainable health programs led by our amazing Fellows! They dedicated their summers to this long-term Fellowship, and the impact they’ve helped create is nothing short of impressive.

This article published in the American Academy of Pediatrics Journal is an example of why it’s important for us to operate with volunteers from various backgrounds. Dr. Catherine Spaulding, a 4th year resident inInternal Medicine and Pediatrics at Georgetown University recently served at Project Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu, India. She shares many insightful reminders in this journal, on Our Role in Public Health: Taking a Global Perspective.